Newcastle United are ready to end Andy Carroll’s torrid time with Liverpool to
take him back to Tyneside, The Times can reveal.

The England forward became the most expensive British player and the eighth
most expensive in football history when he left the North East and moved to
Anfield for £35 million almost a year ago. He has seemingly suffered a
crisis of confidence since, though, scoring only four Barclays Premier
League goals for his new club.

The Times has learnt that Newcastle are willing to pay about £15
million for Carroll, who almost quadrupled his wage to £80,000 a